By Brian Flacks was named the new head coach at Stanford University on March 23, just a couple weeks after Jon Vargas’ surprising departure. He’ll take over as the men’s varsity head coach, only the fifth in the history of that storied program which has won 11 national titles. That’s a
Pod: Cal’s Four-Time NCAA Champion Coach, Kirk Everist
He just led the men of Cal Berkeley to an NCAA title for the fourth time in his career with a dramatic one-goal win over USC in last weekend’s final match. He’s one of the most celebrated water polo personalities in America: a USA Water Polo hall of famer, three
Missouri Coach, Official, Emde Perishes in Motorcycle Crash
Gregg Emde, a decades-long fixture in the Missouri water polo community, died in a motorcycle crash on Wednesday in Jasper County, South Carolina. The news was first reported by The Island Packet. He was 53 years old. Emde was named the first head coach of the newly minted varsity program
Pod: A Conversation with the Undersung Chris Oeding
This week we feature Chris Oeding, who has quietly become one of the best coaches in the country. He’s currently an assistant on the USA Women’s Senior National Team, and is Head Coach at Long Beach City College, which he’s led to seven California state community college championships. At Corona
By Pod: A Conversation with Alex Obert, US Men’s Senior Team Standout
One of the USA’s already-risen stars is from a small town in Central California. Loomis’ Alex Obert never made an ODP travel team, and when he was first called up to the US Men’s National Team upon the arrival of Head Coach Dejan Udovicic, it was his first ever time
Pod: Austin Ringheim and Max Schlegel, Head Coaches at MIT and Johns Hopkins
The title says it all. Michael Randazzo and James Smith spoke with two of the rising young coaching talents in the collegiate ranks. Austin Ringheim and Max Schlegel are both recent hires at MIT and Johns Hopkins. Their schools are among the most challenging in the US and are now
By La Salle Men’s Water Polo Cancellation a “Shock” for Hyham
One of the franker and more refreshing water polo coaches on the East Coast has seen his workload cut in half. But, fortunately for his players and Total Waterpolo readers, La Salle’s Tom Hyham will continue on with women’s polo in Philadelphia, even though this week the university announced the
Pod: Mt. St. Mary’s HC Alyssa Diacono, Canada’s Jessica Gaudreault, and LaSalle Men Cut
On a day when another collegiate varsity program is cut we dive in to a more positive story. Alyssa Diacono was announced as head coach for the new program at Mt. St. Mary’s in Maryland way back in pre-lockdown days. We speak with her about her new job and her
La Salle Drops Men’s Varsity Water Polo
La Salle University in Pennsylvania will drop men’s varsity water polo from its offerings, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday. The sport joins six others on the Explorers’ chopping block: three men’s (baseball, swimming and diving, tennis) and three women’s (softball, volleyball, and tennis). The school fielded its first
